Over two million people visit Bar Harbor every year to enjoy life the way it should be. Clearly, Bar Harbor is a great place, but how do you get there, and what do you do? As someone who has visited ...

What is the Shore Path? Since 1880, visitors have ambled along the Shore Path, a nearly mile-long level, gravel path edging the rocky coastline from the Bar Harbor Town Pier to Wayman Lane. You can ...

A good way to see some of Acadia's greatest hits is to drive the 27-mile–long Loop Road at a leisurely pace (the park service recommends three to four hours). You can enter the park on the eastern ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Before or after a tour with Diver Ed, tour the College of the Atlantic's gardens. Nationally renowned garden designer Beatrix Farrand created her namesake garden, a series of ...

Summer day trips are a big part of life in New England. We visit our favorite beaches and ice cream spots, and we discover new bookstores and trails. Journalists from the New England News ...

A stay in a classic seaside vacation cottage has long been part of a summer trip to Maine. Now there’s a revamped version of those old time cottage colonies called Salt Cottages that dispenses with ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Located on Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor—or Bah Habah as the locals call it—is Maine’s premier summer ...

Bar Harbor is getting its recognition as one of the coolest downtowns in the country. HGTV recently published a list of the top 40 most charming small-town downtowns in the United States, and Bar ...